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- ***Is SHE Crazy, Is It HIM, or Is It MENOPAUSE? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comThis post was inspired by a client of mine who is definitely having mood swings and feels that her husband does not understand. His comments suggest that she is either mentally ill, depressed or just basically unstable. His recommendations are that she should take some anti-depressant or ...
Views: 3096(1 vote) - ***Connecting the Awe and Inspiration of Flight to Healing Others - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.com“In my life, one thing always leads to another without a lot of planning. I just let life flow.” That’s how 26-year veteran US Airways commercial pilot, Susan Maule, explains her highly creative life. Currently a First Officer on transatlantic Airbus 330 flights to Europe and the Middle East, ...
Views: 3094 - ***Stay Emotionally Intimate with Daily Rituals - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comA fabulous relationship has many of the same attributes as a great friendship. When it’s working, you can feel the “ka-chunk” as it settles neatly into its place in the universe. There’s someone to zip your dress, give an opinion about what tie goes with that jacket, get aspirin for your ...
Views: 3084 - ***How to Date in Your 50s - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comSo here you are. Maybe you never thought you’d be here. Maybe you still don’t believe all the stuff that has happened to you to get you where you are today. But here you are in your 50s and thinking about dating again. Oh my goodness! You might be feeling rusty, anxious, scared, and ...
Views: 3082(2 votes) - The Truth about Aging Gracefully - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Suzy AllegraThe Truth about Aging Gracefully Baby boomers long ago hit the first major speed bump on their collective path: They’re aging and there’s nothing they can do to stop it. Yes, we can use more make-up, hair dye and alpha-hydroxy creams. Yes, plastic surgeons and health related industries are ...
Views: 3080(3 votes) - Your Fear of Rejection Is Getting You Rejected (FemiType #3: The Scaredy Cat) - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2012 from Bobbi PalmerWe all know that dating over 40 can be a bit of a jungle with challenges, surprises and pitfalls. I'm sure you've encountered your share of Pingers, Needy-men and Players as you meet single men. I get it, and you belong to a large, loving sisterhood. But it's not only us gals who have dating ...
Views: 3071(4 votes) - ***Baby Boomers Are Setting A New Paradigm For Aging Well - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Kathi Casey, ERYT, CPI June is an interesting month. We have: Fathers Day, Flag Day, it’s vision research month, national men’s and women’s wellness weeks are in June, as well as home safety month. Since wellness is one of Baby Boomers’ top concerns, I’ll stick with that ...
Views: 3064(1 vote) - ***The 10 Style Secrets of Hip, Healthy & Sexy Women Over 40 - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Bobbi PalmerDo you walk out of the house each day feeling good about yourself, and ready to run into that one man who is going to rock your world an put that proverbial cherry on your cake? Check out this guest post by Sybil Henry, The Style Concierge. Sybil joined me Wednesday night for my GGNO Club ...
Views: 3063(6 votes) - ***3 Reasons Boomers’ Retirement Plans Will Fail - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Kelly Campbell, CFP, ChFC, CMFC This is not a politically correct argument. It is not a ‘let me tell you what you want to hear’ article. What it is, is a factual, no holds barred, reality check for you based on your plans to retire. Whether that date is right around the corner or a ...
Views: 3060(2 votes) - Brainwave Entrainment: Why It Really Works - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2012 from Wanina PetlockDo you want to know why I think it works? I believe it works because there is physical evidence, if the brain is stimulated in a repetitive, rhythmic manner, that it will physically change, growing new blood vessels and neural pathways, and you can see all of this on a brain scan. New brain ...
Views: 3043(1 vote) - Waking Up with Back Pain - What Will Make it Go Away? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Gail McGonigalThe main causes of back pain are lack of movement in your spine. As a writer about back pain, because I have suffered back pain myself with postural scoliosis in my spine; I will admit that it happens to us all, if we don't practice what we preach! None of us are perfect and I am no ...
Views: 3012 - The 6 Stages of Retirement - Stage 1 - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from Ann Harrison'Retirement is often viewed as an 'event' when retirement is actually both a process (requiring planning and adjustment) and a life stage (lasting for multiple years.)'Christine A. Price, Ph.D 'It's just a stage you're going through...' - how many times have well-meaning friends and family ...
Views: 2995(2 votes) - The Fifth Deadly Seven Sin in Obesity – Poor Time Management - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Gail McGonigalIt is hoped that by now, you are able see the development of how obesity advanced in the western culture, with the advent of the motor vehicle. As I have declared, it is not entirely your fault; because the pattern has been driven by big corporations; for attracting families into seeing their ...
Views: 2991(1 vote) - Boomer Retirement: What are the Challenges of Being Retired? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Cathy SeversonWhat are your retirement goals and dreams? The boomer retirement will be different from former generations. There are new challenges to being retired. It still to be determined whether it will better or worse. Will the boomer retirement be a happy one? Do you want to have a retirement ...
Views: 2982 - ***Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Jim Duzak Boomers returning to the dating world after divorce or widowhood have to deal with something that probably didn’t exist the last time they were single: online dating sites. There are literally thousands of such sites, ranging from mass-market sites with millions of ...
Views: 2974(2 votes) - 5 Tips for Traveling By RV - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2018 from Hotels Etc.comAre you in the process of planning an RV trip? If you are and if this is your first time doing so, you may be looking for some guidance. After all, traveling by RV for the first time can be fun and exciting, but it can also be worrisome at the same time. For that reason, five helpful tips, ...
Views: 2950(1 vote) - ***Some Annuities Offer to Pay for Long-Term Care - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comCurrent estimates from AARP put the annual cost of a nursing home at a national average of $78,000. Older Americans, struggling to reassemble their retirement plans from the worst economic downturn in 70 years, may be ignoring the potentially most devastating threat to their plans: the spiraling ...
Views: 2937(2 votes) - Senior Citizen Communities Struggle With Hard Times - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Sky PalmaThe real estate industry is in a virtual free fall. Even as rental rates drop, vacancy rates are soaring in many locations. When the market hits bottom, the value of commercial real estate may settle at depression levels, according to some independent reports. This is a major reason assisted ...
Views: 2934(1 vote) - The Future Is Not What It Used to Be - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Judi MoreoCharles Kettering, former head of General Motors, once said, “My interest lies in the future, because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” That’s where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives as well. We are living in times of tremendous change. We must look forward and ...
Views: 2934(2 votes) - ***Aging in Place: The Myth of Aging Gracefully - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comA Chinese proverb says that we naturally see the beauty of youth, but must learn to see the beauty of age. I read an article recently by Susan Jacoby titled The Myth of Aging Gracefully. It is a thought provoking piece about the over exuberance with which our culture (boomers mainly) embraces ...
Views: 2928(3 votes) - ***Using Your Values to Make Decisions: The Compass - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Donna Thompson, PhD. “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” Roy Disney Life presents us with an endless stream of decisions that need to be made. Some decisions need to be made quickly; some need to be made publicly. We make some decisions without ...
Views: 2909(3 votes) - BSF Baby Grace Baby Cribs - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Leonora HatfieldBSF Baby Grace is one of the numerous crib editions designed by BSF Baby. As it tenders the sophisticated style, it as well features all the primary highlights which the brand itself is renowned of. BSF Baby started crafting Baby Furniture way back in 2008. It is a private firm which is ...
Views: 2906 - ***Intergenerational Living – A Growing Trend - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Pamela Eelman, CHHC When First Mother-In-Law, Mrs. Robinson, moved with her daughter and son-in-law into the White House, the Obamas became part of a growing national trend. According to a recent survey conducted for Home Instead Senior Care, 43% of adult caregivers in the ...
Views: 2900(1 vote) - ***The Retirement Curse! - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comAs boomers, many of us are retired or thinking of retiring. One of the things that may happen when one retires is that every day becomes a weekend. I have a retired friend that proclaims that every day is Saturday except for “fat paper day” which is Sunday. So he has six Saturdays each week. ...
Views: 2897(2 votes) - Teenage Freedom: The Desire To Be Free - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2017 from Rachel MinahanChildren have always been dependent on us in many countless ways in their entire life. In every step they take, we are always there to tell them the right thing to do. As for our side, we just want our children to grow into proper individuals. Because of our huge influence on our children, ...
Views: 2897 - Is "Should-ing" on Yourself Blocking Your View of a Beautiful Future? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2012 from Bobbi Palmer"If it were a snake, it would 'a bit ya!" That's what Ethel Mertz always said to her husband Fred (Lucy Ricardo's neighbors in I Love Lucy) when he'd wander around looking for his glasses – which were always on top of his (bald) head. Do you remember that? Well, this is what I could have said ...
Views: 2894 - Back Pain. Why Not Think Ergonomic Solutions? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Gail McGonigalBack pain is one of the main reasons why people take time off work and why? It is because we spend too much time in sedentary, sloppy positions, doing very little movement and letting our muscles become lax and under-used. We have become a society that drives around in cars – to the shops, to ...
Views: 2886 - ***Identifying Your Values: Getting Down to the Core - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Donna Thompson, PhD. “Integrity is not so much a value in itself; it is rather the value that guarantees all the other values.“ Anonymous Your core values govern the way you live and the way you respond to life. They govern the way you react to situations that present ...
Views: 2881(3 votes) - ***Six Great Ways to Motivate Grandkids to Save Money - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by Karyn Hodgens Money burning a hole in your grandkids’ pockets? Do your grand kids seem to think money grows on trees? Then it may be time to begin teaching your grandkids how to save money. The good news is, establishing good saving habits in your grandkids may not be as ...
Views: 2879(3 votes) - ***Don’t Make These Retirement Planning Mistakes - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comIt really doesn’t take much to derail a retirement plan. Most of the errors in planning for retirement are those of neglect, omission or panic. If you don’t know exactly where your retirement plan stands, get some advice from a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional is a good start – ...
Views: 2868(3 votes) - 10 Ways for Women to Defy Maturity - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2011 from Allura JoyYou can look and feel younger, no matter what age you are! It is just a matter of staying active and implementing more fun and adventure in your life. Don’t just exist and be a slave to the same old boring routine day after day. You don’t have to be wealthy, retired, or even have a significant ...
Views: 2868(6 votes) - ***Feel Like Un-Retiring? How to Prepare - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comAccording to a press release by the Financial Planning Association, almost 93 percent of the net increase in the U.S. civilian labor force between 2006 and 2016 will be 55 or older. Many American workers say they plan to stay on the job “at least” until age 69. Just over half of all working ...
Views: 2860 - The Baby Boomer Generation and the Demographics of Clutter - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2013 from Beverly OMalleyThe baby boomer generation is the population that represents the children of the silent generation (born prior to 1945). They became the parents to generation X (born 1965-1981). The baby boomers have exerted significant influence on the trends seen in modern societies simply because their ...
Views: 2858(1 vote) - ***Elderly Hoarding: Threat to Aging in Place - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comA house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff. – George Carlin Dante’s Inferno The 14th-century epic poem The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is 14,000 lines of allegory describing the author’s philosophical journey ...
Views: 2857(1 vote) - Are You a Princess? - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2012 from Bobbi PalmerIf you're going to be a successful dater (which means you have fun and meet good men), an essential tool is the ability to empathize with the men you meet. Empathy is not feeling sorry for someone. It's being able to put yourself in their shoes and understand their experience. I believe that ...
Views: 2854(4 votes) - ***A Healthy Circulatory System with a High Functioning Lymphatic System - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comhe circulatory system is an amazing network containing over 60,000 miles of blood vessels. In the center of this system is the heart, which is weighs about 11 ounces and is the size of a fist. The heart is like a double pump organ. The right side sends blood to the lungs. There carbon ...
Views: 2849(2 votes) - ***Why Women over 40 Should Be Picky Daters…Kind of - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Bobbi Palmer"I know why you aren't married: you're just too picky!" Women who are single in their 40s, 50s and beyond hear this a lot. After all, what other reason can there be for why you haven't yet snagged a man? As a woman who became a first-time bride at 47, I heard this a lot—especially from my ...
Views: 2844(8 votes) - Deafness in Teens Caused by Loud Music - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Monty RitchingsAnywhere you go these days; it is common to see people with music players like iphones blasting music into their ears. In fact, it seems like those of us who choose to listen to the world going on around us are becoming an anomaly. A report in The Hindu reports that teenage deafness is rising at ...
Views: 2833 - ***For God’s Sake, Get a Hearing Aid! - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comFor me, old age began the day when, for the third time in five minutes, I uttered the words, “Whadya say?” and the other person screamed back, “For God’s sake, get a hearing aid!” I admit it. For years I’d been in denial about my gradual hearing loss. I associated it with diminished ...
Views: 2829(1 vote) - What Dating Is Like for Men (Oh…ya think you know?) - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Bobbi PalmerLast week was Men’s Health week; and as another nod to the guys, I thought I'd help them by helping you better understand them. (Did you follow that?) In particular, I want to help you better understand the experience men have when they're trying to “date like a grownup.” If you've read my ...
Views: 2827(4 votes) - ***Aging: It’s Never Too Late to Become What You Might Have Been - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by: Patrick Roden “Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever.” -Elisabeth ...
Views: 2822(2 votes) - ***Emotional Intelligence, What It Is And How To Increase Yours! - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Pamela Tudor Emotional intelligence is the ability to be aware of your emotions and how they affect your behavior, and being able to use this greater awareness in your relationships. Emotional intelligence (EI or sometimes referred to as EQ) differs from cognitive intelligence ...
Views: 2820(2 votes) - What is the most Widespread Shoes-Nike - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from xiao shaoThe most leading designer of shoes is Nike throughout the world, the Nike basketball shoes are light, soft and are famous for their exquisitive workmanship and novel pattern. A extreme appreciated outline shoe is named Nike zoom Kobe belong to basketball shoe and the shoes depend on what you ...
Views: 2819 - ***8 Tips For Traveling With Your Dog - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2018 from Hotels Etc.comJust because you have a dog doesn’t mean you have to stay home all the time. If you plan ahead and take a little care, it is easy and fun to travel with your dog. Here are some tips to make the trip easier on both you and your pet: 1. Get your dog used to riding in the car by taking him ...
Views: 2817(2 votes) - ***Are You Ready to Age in Place? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Patricia Nunan Last week I had the opportunity to meet Eleanor. Eleanor is 69 years old and has been enjoying an active and independent retirement. Because of a freak accident that fractured her hip and broke her back, she now needs full time care. She is unable to get into her ...
Views: 2816(5 votes) - ***Can Your Will Be Kept Too Safe? Surprisingly, the Answer is Yes! - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Gary Altman. Esq., CFP Oh that’s where that is!” – a common catch phrase during spring cleaning. We’ve all done it – put something in a “safe” place, only to forget exactly where that safe place is. Maybe you can’t track down the spare car key or perhaps you’ve misplaced the ...
Views: 2816(3 votes) - ***Bully Button Lint - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comThat’s not a typo. It’s a reference to the detritus left over by bullies who push our buttons. Make that bullies and other kinds of emotional abusers. Be warned – this isn’t going to be one of those screeds where forgiveness is the answer and won’t we all feel better if we just let go of all ...
Views: 2810(1 vote) - ***Why Boomers Make Great Life Coaches - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comLife coaching is a booming profession and more and more boomers are flocking to the opportunity of helping others change their lives for the better. What draws us to this opportunity? You have probably read about how life coaching is one of the fastest growing professions in the world. ...
Views: 2810(5 votes) - ***Checkers Anyone? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWe are learning more and more that playing cards, board games and crossword puzzles can delay the memory loss associated with Dementia. This is great news and adds value to having a Companion Caregiver. Some of my favorite clients are my “companion” cases. Home Care isn’t just for those with ...
Views: 2807(2 votes) - ***ANGRY? OR SAD? OR BOTH? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Pauline Derby, EFT-CC IMAGE HEALING HYPNOSIS It’s alright to FEEL anger. It’s perfectly NORMAL to feel hurt and upset or rejected, even betrayed. What’s NOT ALRIGHT is to allow your anger or sadness to devour you or leave you feeling dejected or devoid of power, energy, and ...
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